What are pancakes?

Pancakes are flat, round batter that you cook on a hot griddle or pan, and they’re like fluffy little cakes you can eat for breakfast.

Imagine you have a bowl of mix, it’s like the mix you use to make cookies, but this one is liquidy. You pour some onto a hot pan, and poof! It spreads out into a big round shape. Then you flip it over, and it gets golden and crispy on both sides.

You start with eggs, flour, milk, and maybe some sugar or baking powder to help them puff up. You mix them all together into a smooth mixture, called batter. Then you pour it onto a hot pan, and the heat makes it cook, like how your toast gets crispy in the toaster.

If you’ve ever touched a pillow, you know what pancakes feel like when they’re soft and warm. You can stack them up like books or put syrup on them, which is like a sweet river that flows down your plate, and then onto your fingers if you're not careful!